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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
|name = Symplocarpus
|image=Symplocarpus foetidus 001.JPG
| image = Symplocarpus foetidus 001.JPG
|image_caption=''S. foetidus''
| image_caption = ''[[Symplocarpus foetidus]]''
| taxon = Symplocarpus
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Richard Anthony Salisbury|Salisb.]] ex [[William P. C. Barton|W.P.C.Barton]]{{r|IPNI:2926-1}}
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=c/>
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
| synonyms = *''Spathyema'' <small>Raf.</small>
|ordo = [[Alismatales]]
*''Ictodes'' <small>Bigelow</small>
|familia = [[Araceae]]
}}
|subfamilia = [[Orontioideae]]
|genus = '''Symplocarpus'''
|}}
'''''Symplocarpus''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the [[Araceae]] [[family (biology)|family]]. It is native to [[North America]] and [[Asia]]. The [[genus]] is characteristic of having large leaves and deep root systems with contractile roots used for changing the plants level with the ground. Symplocarpus grow from a [[rhizome]] and their leaves release a foul odor when crushed.


'''''Symplocarpus''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araceae]], native to [[United States]], [[Canada]] and eastern [[Asia]].<ref name=c>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=198910 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</ref> The genus is characterized by having large leaves and deep root systems with [[contractile root]]s used for changing the plant's level with the ground. ''Symplocarpus'' species grow from a [[rhizome]] and their leaves release a foul odor when crushed.<ref name=s>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200027331 Flora of North America Vol. 22, ''Symplocarpus foetidus'' (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton, Veg. Mater. Med. U.S. 1: 123. 1817. ]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=132033 Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 5, <big>臭菘属</big> chou song shu, ''Symplocarpus'' Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton, Veg. Mater. Med. U. S. 1: 124. 1817. ]</ref><ref>Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. {{ISBN|0-88192-485-7}}.</ref>
==Selected Species==

*[[Symplocarpus egorovii]]
*[[Symplocarpus foetidus]]
The best known species is ''[[Symplocarpus foetidus]]'', commonly called "skunk cabbage".<ref name=s/>

*[[Symplocarpus nabekuraensis]]
==Species==
*[[Symplocarpus nipponicus]]
# ''[[Symplocarpus egorovii]]'' <small>N.S.Pavlova & V.A.Nechaev</small> - Primorye region of Russia
*[[Symplocarpus renifolius]]
# ''[[Symplocarpus foetidus]]'' <small>(L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton</small> - southeastern Canada and northeastern United States, from Tennessee to Minnesota and Nova Scotia<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Symplocarpus%20foetidus.png` Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map]</ref>
# ''[[Symplocarpus nabekuraensis]]'' <small>Otsuka & K.Inoue</small> - Mt. Nabekura in west-central Honshu in Japan
# ''[[Symplocarpus nipponicus]]'' <small>Makino</small> - Korea, northern Japan, northeastern China
# ''[[Symplocarpus renifolius]]'' <small>Schott ex Tzvelev</small> - Russian Far East, Korea, northern Japan, northeastern China


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. ISBN 0881924857.

<ref name="IPNI:2926-1">{{IPNI |id=2926-1 |taxon=''Symplocarpus'' |authority={{small|(L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton}} |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

}}

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[[Category:Araceae genera]]
[[Category:Araceae genera]]
[[Category:Orontioideae]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William P. C. Barton]]

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Latest revision as of 20:13, 7 April 2023

Symplocarpus
Symplocarpus foetidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Orontioideae
Genus: Symplocarpus
(L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Spathyema Raf.
  • Ictodes Bigelow

Symplocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to United States, Canada and eastern Asia.[2][3] The genus is characterized by having large leaves and deep root systems with contractile roots used for changing the plant's level with the ground. Symplocarpus species grow from a rhizome and their leaves release a foul odor when crushed.[4][5][6]

The best known species is Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly called "skunk cabbage".[4]

Species[edit]

  1. Symplocarpus egorovii N.S.Pavlova & V.A.Nechaev - Primorye region of Russia
  2. Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton - southeastern Canada and northeastern United States, from Tennessee to Minnesota and Nova Scotia[7]
  3. Symplocarpus nabekuraensis Otsuka & K.Inoue - Mt. Nabekura in west-central Honshu in Japan
  4. Symplocarpus nipponicus Makino - Korea, northern Japan, northeastern China
  5. Symplocarpus renifolius Schott ex Tzvelev - Russian Far East, Korea, northern Japan, northeastern China

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Symplocarpus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 22, Symplocarpus foetidus (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton, Veg. Mater. Med. U.S. 1: 123. 1817.
  5. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 5, 臭菘属 chou song shu, Symplocarpus Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton, Veg. Mater. Med. U. S. 1: 124. 1817.
  6. ^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map